Integrated Transport Plan.pdf - Durban

eThekwini’s Vision Statement declares its intention to be ‘Africa’s most
caring’ and liveable city. eThekwini recognises the threat of road accidents
to achieving this objective and has taken a serious structured approach to
address this challenge in the form of a comprehensive Road Safety Plan.
7.2 Basic Principles for Developing the Road Safety Plan
The following are the basic principles adopted by eThekwini in the
preparation of their Road Safety Plan:-
� the Plan must be appropriate in the eThekwini context.
� strategies in the Plan must be developed from a thorough analysis of
road accident patterns and causes.
� the road safety strategies need to be multi-disciplinary and include all
stakeholders if they are to be effective.
� the plan has to be realistic in what it aims to achieve within current
financial and resource constraints. It recognises that it is unlikely that
there will be any immediate significant increase in resources.
� whilst being realistic, the Plan must assess and define the entire range
of strategies and actions that need to eventually be implemented.
These actions need to be prioritised according to resource constraints.
� To address road safety effectively, peoples values, culture and habits
need to be changed.
In adopting these principles it is recognised that many of the crucial strategies
that have to be implemented immediately are unlikely to produce dramatic
short-term results and that this is a process that takes time. The Plan needs to
put foundations in place and then gradually build upon them.
7.3 Assessment of the Current Accident Situation
An assessment of the current situation was conducted focussing on the
extent of involvement of different road user groups including:-
� All Road Users
� Pedestrians
� Minibus Taxis
� Buses
Basic principles
in preparing
the Plan
Road user
groups
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eThekwini Integrated Transport Plan
Summary Report
7.2
Road Safety